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1. FILM DISTRIBUTION COMPARISONFILM DISTRIBUTION COMPARISON
STUDENT NAME: Oliver Stricker
Feel free to use recognisable abbreviations (eg BoM for BoxOfficeMojo, NBCU for
NBCUniversal, WT for Working Title). Research and complete the table below, hyperlinking
sources (copy each source used at the bottom of the table). It would be useful to screenshot
and save some web page details for later analysis. You may collaborate on this task. Save
and rename this doc: eg, DavidB 71vWorldsEnd.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Details
J.J Abrams Director
2015 Year (UK)
BBFC – 12
MPAA – PG-13
BBFC, MPAA (optional: more)
Lucasfilms
Main production company
Bad Robot
Truenorth Productions
Walt Disney Pictures
Co-production (+ financing)
companies, agencies
Adventure, Sci-fi, Action, Fantasy Genre(s)
Star Wars Franchise, IP
Extreme amounts. Lightsaber effect, planet blowing up. Spaceship fighters etc. CGI, SFX
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamil Star(s) not cast
57 Wins, 123 Nominations.
e.g:
Won: BAFTA – Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
Won: Empire – Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Nominated: OSCARS – Best Achievement in Film Editing
Won: Guiness World Record – Most Viewed Trailer within 34 hours of release on
YouTube.
awards
BIFF, TCFF, NFF and a few more festivals
IMDB: 8/10 RtnTmt Critics: 93% RtnTmt Users:88% RtnTmt, IMDB %
$2,068,223,624 ( 2 Billion) WORLD bo
UK Bo: $163,599,922 UK bo, max screens, length of run +
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2. Max Screens: 670 (UK) 4,134 (US)
Run Length: Dec 18 (2015) – Sep 4 (2016)
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
distributor
China Bo: $124,159,138 (120 Million)
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
China bo + distr.
63 # of territories theatrical release
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (DVD)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Blu-ray)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Collector’s Edition (Blu-ray)
List the DVD + (separately) Blu-Ray
editions + boxsets (including
compilations) you can find on
AmazonUK
• Star power
• Very large distribution company
• Extremely well known franchise
• Powerful director
Success factors (initial bullets)
• Mixed reviews by repetitive plot
• Controversy over female lead
Failure factors (initial bullets)
What else sh/could I investigate to deepen this comparative case study? (bullet list)
Primary Audience How often a Big 6 company movie is
successful.
Secondary Audience If there are indie franchises which have
been as successful.
How franchises are a success Other successful movies with little stars
If other tent-pole movies were a success of flop
(Hyperlinked) sources I’ve used
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (World’s End)
IMDb
RottenTomatoes
BoxOfficeMojo
Amazon UK
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